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<h1 class="topictitle1">Setting a Windows Server to Enter the Directory Services Repair Mode (GUI)</h1>
<div><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_p977173054912">To restore Active Directory, you need to set the Windows server where Active Directory is located to the DSRM.</p>
<ol id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_ol191373619508"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_li7131936115010"><span>Restart the Windows server. Before the Windows icon is displayed, press <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b3381205902116">F8</strong> to display the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b9382959142118">Advanced Boot Options</strong> screen.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_li51323611503"><span>Select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b16497193862317">Directory Services Repair Mode</strong>, as shown in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig1737111478559">Figure 1</a>.</span><p><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_p746014145214">If <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b293745211233">Directory Services Repair Mode</strong> is not displayed, select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b59371352152315">Repair Your Computer</strong> to enter the repair mode.<div class="fignone" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig1737111478559"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig1737111478559"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig1737111478559"></a><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 1 </b>Advanced Boot Options screen</span><br><span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_image183925054116" src="en-us_image_0000001835554194.png"></span></div>
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<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_note0644163335311"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_p13342124415320">Once the server is in repair mode, you do not need to select this mode again every time you restart the server.</p>
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</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_li16136360506"><span>On the displayed <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b12934204112415">Choose an option</strong> screen, select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b69356411245">Troubleshoot</strong>, as shown in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig340517919567">Figure 2</a>.</span><p><div class="fignone" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig340517919567"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig340517919567"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig340517919567"></a><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 2 </b>Startup screen - Choose an option</span><br><span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_image1630835315404" src="en-us_image_0000001792395572.png"></span></div>
</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_li613153655010"><span>Select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b59155342255">Startup Settings</strong> (as shown in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig19803328195615">Figure 3</a>), then select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b1962216452615">Enable Safe Mode</strong> and click <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b129941189262">OK</strong>, as shown in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig5948174815566">Figure 4</a>.</span><p><div class="fignone" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig19803328195615"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig19803328195615"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig19803328195615"></a><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 3 </b>Startup screen - Advanced options</span><br><span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_image1247017498403" src="en-us_image_0000001839194697.png"></span></div>
<div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_p153921637145415"><div class="fignone" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig5948174815566"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig5948174815566"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig5948174815566"></a><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 4 </b>Startup screen - Startup Settings</span><br><span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_image556144594015" src="en-us_image_0000001792555312.png"></span></div>
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</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_li121433695016"><span>After the restart, press <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b111185442620">F8</strong> before the Windows icon is displayed and select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b141554132619">Directory Services Repair Mode</strong> to continue the startup process.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_li61413665013"><span>On the login page that is displayed, select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b10595153573115">Other user</strong> and log in as the administrator, as shown in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig19691172611572">Figure 5</a>.</span><p><div class="fignone" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig19691172611572"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig19691172611572"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig19691172611572"></a><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 5 </b>Login page</span><br><span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_image6220102417279" src="en-us_image_0000001835713990.png"></span></div>
</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_li6141136185017"><span>After DSRM is enabled, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_b119641212277">Safe Mode</strong> is displayed in the four corners of the screen, as shown in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig154552556572">Figure 6</a>.</span><p><div class="fignone" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig154552556572"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig154552556572"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001839194585_fig154552556572"></a><span class="figcap"><b>Figure 6 </b>Safe Mode screen</span><br><span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002200096169__en-us_topic_0000001839194585_image4105536184013" src="en-us_image_0000001792395584.png"></span></div>
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